| glucose |
A simple sugar found in certain foods, especially fruits, and a major source of energy present in human and animal body fluids. The determination of blood glucose is an important diagnostic test in diabetes and other disorders.
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| glucose |
Blood sugar.
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| glucose toxicity |
The decrease in insulin secretion and the increase in insulin resistance that result from excessively high blood glucose levels.
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| glucose 6-phosphate translocase |
a transport system occurring in the endoplasmic reticulum of liver, kidney, and intestinal mucosa cells; it transports glucose 6-phosphate into the endoplasmic reticulum, where glucose-6-phosphatase is located. Deficiency of this system results in glycogen storage disease, type IB.
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| glucose i. |
inability to properly metabolize glucose, a type of carbohydrate intolerance; see also impaired glucose tolerance, under tolerance, and diabetes mellitus.
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